Ecstatic Unfoldment Reading List

A cross section of books ranging across all topics of importance within the broader path of Ecstatic Unfoldment. We use a plethora of these books in the various curriculum. Please note this list is not exhaustive nor exclusive. They are suggestions of reading to inspire and from which this work pulls influence, lineage, and purpose.

Happy Reading!

Trauma, Shock, Resourcing

Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine

Healing Trauma by Peter Levine

We Are All In Shock by Stephanie Mines

Trauma and the Body by Pat Ogden

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

Trauma Informed Yoga by David Emerson and Bessel Van Der Kolk

Neuroscience

The Polyvagal Theory by Steven Porges

Molecules of Emotion by Candace Pert

Mindsight by Daniel Seigel

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy by Louis Cozolino

The Neuroscience of Human Relationship by Louis Cozolino

Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Asana:

Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar

Light on Life by BKS Iyengar

The Art Of Teaching: Manual and Workbook by: Christina Sell

Yoga Resource Practice Manual by: Darren Rhodes

Art of Attention by Elena Brower and Erica Jago

Tantra, Philosophy and Reference:

An Introduction to Hinduism By Gavin Flood

The Triadic Heart of Shiva by Paul Eduardo Muller-Ortega

Meditation:

The Path of Meditation by Sally Kempton

Meditation for the Love of It by Sally Kempton

Body-Centered Developmental Psychology

Bonding by Stanley Keleman

Object Relations and Self Psychology Michael St Clair

Body-Mind Psychotherapy by Susan Aposhyan

Attachment in Psychotherapy by W. J. Wallin

The Meaning of Movement: Developmental and Clinical Perspectives of the Kestenberg Movement Profile by Janet Kestenberg Amighi

Natural Intelligence by Susan Aposhyan

Shadow

Meeting the Shadow by Zweig and Abrams

The Guru Papers by Joel Kramer

The Serpent Power by John Woodroff

The Red Book by Carl Jung

Personality

The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron

Quiet by Susan Cain

Nature and The Human Soul by Bill Plotkin

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown

East-West Psychology and Spirituality

Light on Life by BKS Iyengar

Toward a Psychology of Awakening by John Welwood

Wheels of Emotion by Anodea Judith

A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield

Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith

Of Water and the Spirit by Malidoma Patrice Somé

Ritual: Power, Healing and Community by Malidoma Patrice Somé

Soul

Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche by Bill Plotkin